tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post3781103442530584851..comments2015-07-29T15:40:46.673-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Selection Show(s) Open ThreadDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-18451541755580632262008-03-17T19:48:00.000-04:002008-03-17T19:48:00.000-04:00Really Steve, Wazzu is always overseeded? What, i...Really Steve, Wazzu is always overseeded? What, in their 3 tourney bids in the last 20 years? Give the Cougs a little love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-54925682177125121902008-03-17T11:55:00.000-04:002008-03-17T11:55:00.000-04:00Explain to me how V-tech got screwed? They sucked...Explain to me how V-tech got screwed? They sucked this year. They were 1-7 against the RPI top 50. Is it because they played well against UNC? Cuse played well again G'town, Marquette, and Pitt. Is there some sympathy vote for them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-38126281062132171022008-03-17T09:59:00.000-04:002008-03-17T09:59:00.000-04:00My issues with this years bracket are as follows.....My issues with this years bracket are as follows....<BR/><BR/>Arizona getting the nod....They should make a rule that you need to have a winning record in the conference to qualify for an at-large bid. Arizona couldn't even do that. <BR/><BR/>I'm also not a big fan of teams from the "BCS" conference getting 11 seeds or lower. Although Georgia is an exception this year but still, a 14 seed?!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-55504606864625642002008-03-17T03:49:00.000-04:002008-03-17T03:49:00.000-04:00sorry, Neil Reid*sorry, Neil Reid*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-61214466126422682012008-03-17T03:48:00.000-04:002008-03-17T03:48:00.000-04:00Vitale's comments to Knight about going back to In...Vitale's comments to Knight about going back to Indiana should be on ESPN Classic as an "Instant Classic." Had they been on the same set I think Knight would have gone all Neil Reed on Vitale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-28438946526980415872008-03-17T02:08:00.000-04:002008-03-17T02:08:00.000-04:00Hey AA, you said there was only one spot left befo...Hey AA, you said there was only one spot left before the last bracket but two of the teams you thought were out found spots. So what was the other team, other than V-Tech, that you thought was in that really wasn't?Morgan Wickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09816659818434590943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-15385307649357870512008-03-17T01:25:00.000-04:002008-03-17T01:25:00.000-04:00Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps turned in a pair of al...Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps turned in a pair of all-time Wuss Brackets. I didn't catch all of it, but both had a single 3 as their lowest Elite Eight team and all four 1s in the Final Four.<BR/><BR/>(Of course, my standards for a non-wussy bracket are insanely high; I felt like a wuss last year for not picking a 14-over-3.)SpartanDannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79172198111074757902008-03-16T23:51:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:51:00.000-04:00I love it when Bilas complains about Mid-Majors ge...I love it when Bilas complains about Mid-Majors getting a free pass (or whatever) from the committee. That's right.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, all SIX mid-major at larges are the benefit of unfair favoritism.Montyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10744371108097691607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-32880292300841146032008-03-16T23:42:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:42:00.000-04:00Thursday, March 2012:20 PM [14] Georgia at [3] Xav...Thursday, March 20<BR/>12:20 PM [14] Georgia at [3] Xavier <BR/>12:25 PM [16] Portland State at [1] Kansas <BR/>12:30 PM [12] Temple at [5] Michigan State <BR/>2:30 PM [11] Kentucky at [6] Marquette <BR/>2:50 PM [11] Baylor at [6] Purdue <BR/>2:55 PM [9] Kent State at [8] UNLV <BR/>3:00 PM [13] Oral Roberts at [4] Pittsburgh <BR/>4:00 PM [14] Cornell at [3] Stanford <BR/>7:10 PM [15] Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-74552149387641859482008-03-16T23:27:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:27:00.000-04:00Thx Anon.....I should have figured that nothing li...Thx Anon.....<BR/>I should have figured that nothing like this would happen without the blessing of the almighty NCAA<BR/><BR/>-niholeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-40268512248266054322008-03-16T23:13:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:13:00.000-04:00@nihole:"Hoagland" is Ben Howland and that's a rec...@nihole:<BR/><BR/>"Hoagland" is Ben Howland and that's a recent phenomenon since DirecTV got the rights to show the March Madness package. Many coaches have been appearing on radio (Fox & ESPN) doing the same thing, so it's not anything that ESPN is doing solely. Blame the NCAA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-38818678181858701942008-03-16T22:50:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:50:00.000-04:00Washington State at a 4 is patently ridiculous. It...Washington State at a 4 is patently ridiculous. It seems like they're ALWAYS overseeded. (Steve B.)<BR/><BR/>Steve B. must be high<BR/><BR/>and Oregon is not WAY better than ASU. ASU has a more exciting style and one of the top 10 players in the game in Harden.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03699681485503378782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13589226916470876952008-03-16T22:22:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:22:00.000-04:00I really want a screencap of Knight's face during ...I really want a screencap of Knight's face during that bizarre Vitale rant.Natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39146697978754983142008-03-16T22:05:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:05:00.000-04:00I am watching ESPN2 Bracketology...can someone exp...I am watching ESPN2 Bracketology...<B>can someone explain to me why Ben Hoagland Coach of a public university UCLA has, at ESPN's insistence, shilled for Direct TV TWICE in the last hour. </B> <BR/><BR/>So under the auspice of speaking about his tourney appearance...ESPN has allowed IN SHOW advertising as Hoagland is sitting in front of a Direct TV banner and shilling their tourney package ...<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71745665252615633582008-03-16T21:34:00.000-04:002008-03-16T21:34:00.000-04:00Maryland...a #5 Seed? Man, they got shafted! Oh, w...Maryland...a #5 Seed? Man, they got shafted! Oh, wait. That was the NIT bracket I was looking at. Sorry.Crapetologynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-52891097003863594002008-03-16T21:16:00.000-04:002008-03-16T21:16:00.000-04:00Patrick and Vitale, slangin the ACC's D since '83....Patrick and Vitale, slangin the ACC's D since '83.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-6279610077361327362008-03-16T20:40:00.000-04:002008-03-16T20:40:00.000-04:00Dear lord....Bob Knight might have walked off the ...Dear lord....Bob Knight might have walked off the set...he showed tremendous restraintMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423743559220155598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-82587959717638741642008-03-16T20:37:00.000-04:002008-03-16T20:37:00.000-04:00Dick Vitale needs to go away already!!!Dick Vitale needs to go away already!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-34051612485134561742008-03-16T20:32:00.000-04:002008-03-16T20:32:00.000-04:00Bob Knight's reaction to Vitale was classic. Best ...Bob Knight's reaction to Vitale was classic. Best broadcasting moment all weekend!Bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847114098891496678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39578285711576212682008-03-16T19:58:00.000-04:002008-03-16T19:58:00.000-04:00@ed:Ohio State's AD is on that committee, y'know.@ed:<BR/><BR/>Ohio State's AD is on that committee, y'know.Willmotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835753305940893161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7667793776566024002008-03-16T19:57:00.001-04:002008-03-16T19:57:00.001-04:00By the way, Bilas apparently doesn't know the RPI ...By the way, Bilas apparently doesn't know the RPI formula - he said it's 50% winning pct. and 25% opponent's winning pct. (it's the other way around).Willmotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835753305940893161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-17509491804179700142008-03-16T19:57:00.000-04:002008-03-16T19:57:00.000-04:00@ed:Lozo's been making that case over at his blog ...@ed:<BR/>Lozo's been making that case over at his blog all day, too. I'm not sure what to think, it'd kind of be like someone cheating to win a pickup basketball gameSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00001098979483673614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-77473451130310754012008-03-16T19:54:00.000-04:002008-03-16T19:54:00.000-04:00coach knight doesn't drink. he also happens to be ...coach knight doesn't drink. he also happens to be an outstanding analyst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-74968342434744944382008-03-16T19:38:00.000-04:002008-03-16T19:38:00.000-04:00I had to run out for a minute and caught some of E...I had to run out for a minute and caught some of ESPN radio. Scott Van Pelt was part of a team interviewing Dan Dakich, IU Coach. During the discussion Dakich comments to Van Pelt that he likes him on SportsCenter. Van Pelt replies "it helps if you're drunk, which I usually am". Hilarious. Van Pelt is so counter to so many at the WWL.Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946500230507492061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-45577797694525968112008-03-16T19:33:00.000-04:002008-03-16T19:33:00.000-04:00Oh, and AA - something tells me that finishing 8-8...Oh, and AA - something tells me that finishing 8-8 in the Atlantic 14, including losses to Richmond, La Salle, Duquesne and George Washington (who didn't even make the A-10 tournament) might have had more to do with Dayton not making the field. Even when they had to make a big statement to get in, they lost to Xavier following an overtime close-call to Saint Louis, of all teams.Willmotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835753305940893161noreply@blogger.com